Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shares of Hyundai Motor jump nearly 8% on Seoul’s ‘green new deal’
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares of Hyundai Motor jumped nearly 8% on Wednesday, a day after South Korea announced a "green new deal" to spur use of environmentally friendly vehicles. Other auto shares gained...
Jul 15, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Moderna vaccine has positive Phase 1 results Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for the novel coronavirus showed it was safe a...
Jul 15, 2020
Flash floods kill at least 16, displace hundreds in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 16 people and displaced hundreds in a district on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials at the country's disaster mitigation...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. Air Force veteran MJ Hegar declares victory in Democratic Senate race in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat MJ Hegar declared victory on Tuesday in the race for her party's nomination to a U.S. Senate seat from Texas, saying she was ready to take on incumbent Republican John ...
Jul 14, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Alabama, Florida and North Carolina in the United States reported record daily increases in deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, while the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy would recover m...
Jul 14, 2020
Young Hong Kong democrats seek new political order under shadow of Beijing
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The national security law Beijing foisted on Hong Kong has drawn red lines across many aspects of life in the city, but a vanguard of young democ...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. base on Japan’s Okinawa confirms 36 more coronavirus cases: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Authorities have confirmed 36 more coronavirus infections at Camp Hansen on Japan's Okinawa, taking to 136 the tally at U.S. military bases on the island, Kyodo News said on Wednesda...
Jul 14, 2020
Australia weighs further coronavirus curbs as outbreak grows
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID-19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control, state premiers said on Wed...
Jul 14, 2020
India’s Zydus begins human trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus said on Wednesday it has started human studies for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, as coronavirus infections continue to surge in the world's ...
Jul 14, 2020
Organiser of Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries steps down amid Beijing pressure
By Jessie Pang and Yanni Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - A key organiser of primary elections for Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp said on Wednesday he was stepping down after Beijing said the vote may viola...
Jul 14, 2020
